United States. Bureau of the Census

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Brown McKinley

President Roosevelt agrees with Representative McKinley’s comments on the amount of constructive, beneficial legislation accomplished by Congress in the past seven years. He lists specific pieces of legislation that he feels “form a record of substantial legislative achievement in harmony with the best and most progressive thought of our people.” Roosevelt argues that electing William H. Taft will ensure such progress continues.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. N. D. North

President Roosevelt sends Census Director North a letter from Ernest Ingersoll and asks if it is possible to give him the appointment he wants.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-10

Letter from Charles J. Bonaparte to Theodore Roosevelt

Attorney General Bonaparte informs President Roosevelt of his meeting with Charles B. Morrison regarding the Standard Oil case. Morrison reported that Standard Oil magnates had met with Frank B. Kellogg and himself confidentially to come up with a settlement that would “preserve them from a criminal prosecution.” Bonaparte told Morrison that the government could not deal more favorably with the Standard Oil Company as compared with the Drug Trust and that the whole matter would have to be presented to President Roosevelt for consideration. Bonaparte also mentions other matters, including correspondence from Governor Charles E. Magoon of Cuba and the present situation in Oklahoma Territory.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-08

Letter from William Sidney Rossiter to Oscar S. Straus

Census Bureau Chief Clerk Rossiter updates Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus on the Oklahoma and Indian Territory census’s expected completion.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William H. Taft

President Roosevelt appreciates that President-Elect Taft favors a veto of the Census Bureau bill and tells him not to worry about Senator Joseph B. Foraker’s inquest into the expenditures from the Emergency Fund, as Roosevelt accepts “full responsibility” for Taft and Secretary of State Elihu Root’s uses of the fund.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-16

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oscar S. Straus

President Roosevelt tells Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus that he has been told that the Census Bureau has a large amount of information that would be useful to the work the National Conservation Commission, especially regarding water power, irrigation, lumber, and resources. Roosevelt requests that the S. N. D. North, Director of the Census, be instructed to compile this information, as well as anything else that may be useful to the commission.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-02

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to S. N. D. North

President Roosevelt authorizes S. N. D. North, Director of the United States Census, to employ two special agents to collect statistics on printing and binding in New York.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sidney Rossiter

President Roosevelt confirms receipt of two letters from Acting Public Printer William Sidney Rossiter, and has forwarded copies to Congressman Charles B. Landis. He approves Rossiter’s plan to terminate the contract with the audit system.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-06

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Henry Dana

President Roosevelt tells Richard Henry Dana that, regarding the census bureau, he intends to use his veto powers or perform some other political maneuver. He also mentions conferring with William Dudley Foulke.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-01-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to W. C. Brown

President Roosevelt thanks Vice President of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company Brown for his letter and notes that will remove the sentence from his upcoming speech that Brown refers to in a previous letter. Roosevelt also notes that Census Bureau Director S. N. D. North has already corrected him on the proper use of Census information.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-05-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oscar S. Straus

President Roosevelt advises Secretary of Commerce and Labor Straus that any investigation into labor conditions should be conducted by the Bureau of Labor over the Census Bureau, as this is not “merely a statistical investigation.” Citing the Labor Bureau’s effective investigation into the meat-packing industry, Roosevelt states that the Bureau of Labor should not be punished for its previous efforts and that any investigation put forward is to yield positive results that would persuade Congress to enact legislation if need be. Roosevelt has not witnessed any “dereliction of duty” from the Bureau or the Commissioner of Labor Charles Patrick Neill.   

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-02-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Rush Merriam

President Roosevelt regretfully accepts William Rush Merriam’s resignation as Director of the Census and writes that his departure is a personal loss.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-06-06

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to S. N. D. North

President Roosevelt would like to appoint S. N. D. North as Director of the Census when Mr. Merriam leaves.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Rush Merriam

After a request by Henry E. Davis, President Roosevelt would like William Rush Merriam to keep Albert T. Riddle at the Census Office.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Rush Merriam

Roosevelt would like to discuss the case of Hannah M. Leakin with Governor Merriam.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Louis Edward Holden

President Roosevelt holds William Merriam accountable for the Census Office and will not interfere with the case.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-05-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethan Allen Hitchcock

President Roosevelt has signed legislation to create a permanent Census Bureau and discusses how the Census office will be reorganized according to the legislation in July of 1902.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-06

Letter from Everett Spring to Theodore Roosevelt

Everett Spring recounts Theodore Roosevelt’s aid in obtaining his current position with the Bureau of the Census. He believes his work is equal to that of a clerk earning a higher salary. His wife and son have recently required serious medical treatment, and his current pay is not enough. Spring asks Roosevelt to help him receive a salary increase.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-06

Letter from Oscar S. Straus to Theodore Roosevelt

Oscar S. Straus received a letter from Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary with a letter about a translation of an editorial from the Jewish Morning Journal and a letter from Edwin M. Bliss. He explained Roosevelt’s arbitration proposal of the Russian passport issue to the editor of the Jewish Morning Journal. Bliss’ letter was one the same issue.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-27

Letter from Alice Lee Moqué to Theodore Roosevelt

Alice Lee Moqué writes to Theodore Roosevelt requesting assistance in finding employment with the Bureau of Emigration. She has previously worked with the Census Bureau and wishes to apply her credentials to further government work to support her family.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-27